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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 27, 1982
Filed:
Nov. 03, 1980
Applicant:
Inventor:
Dean E Hermanson, Richardson, TX (US);
Assignee:
Continental Emsco Company, Dallas, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
137615 ; 141387 ;
Abstract
A loading arm utilizing a counterbalancing mechanism in which half sheaves are utilized to provide one interconnection between the counterbalance and the outboard arm and a member is pivotally connected to both the outboard arm and the counterbalance to provide the other interconnection between the counterbalance and outboard arm to provide for full retracted storage of the arm. Preferably, rods provide the majority of the interconnection between the outboard arm and the counterweight.